Opinions on Octagon 20 incubator

[randomchick]

Looking for opinions on the octagon 20 and octagon 40 incubators. I think this may be the incubator for me, but I would like some opinions before I make a purchase.
Thanks all.

 

[Epona142]

Love it, love it, love it.

I have the Octagon 20 Eco. Set it and FORGET IT! Well, except for turning, lol, I don't have the auto turning. I find it does a lot better if you set it, and then don't fuss with it at all.

Mine holds temps very well, and I have gotten GREAT hatches out of it.

 

[randomchick]

Good to hear. Buying an incubator has turned out to be a very long process of trying to find the best one for me.

 

[FowlDelights]

I've been looking at the Octagon 20 also, but I've just discovered this one.

http://www.jmtdistributors.com/rcom-suro-20-n20.html

Seems to be the new kid on the block. Very appealing. I'm still undecided.

 

[ChanceRider]

I have the ECO 20 with autoturn cradle and I love it for several reasons... it's reliable, extremely easy to clean, holds temp and humidity well, very easy to use, and takes up little space.

I have 4 GQF Sportsman 'bators but will be using my Brinsea for my next batch of eggs as there are only about 20 eggs and I don't want to fire up the big cabinets for such a small batch. I'm quite confident that the eggs will do just as well in the Brinsea.

Good luck with your purchase, whatever you decide on!

 

[randomchick]

Thank you so much for your imput. I think I will go ahead and buy one.

 

[ChanceRider]

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Buying an incubator should come with a warning that incubating eggs is VERY addictive! I started with the Brinsea ECO 20 and now (only a few months later) have 4 large GQF cabinet models.

Hope you let us know how your hatches go when you get your new incubator!

 

[a p p l e s]

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Omg so expensive!

 

[denniselk]

I seen this the other night
a little cheaper
check it out

http://egg-incubator.net/

 

[longranger]

I have the 20 advance with cradle. got that instead of the eco because of a good price on ebay. Really not a big advantage over the ECO. These are excellent incubators for the small hobby breeder. The tray can hold an honest 26 chicken eggs but it would be more than a little tight with a hatch of more than 15 or so. See my pics on todays thread with 15 average size chicks in a 20. Very happy with mine.